The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-07-30


 to use habitually, ''and they tell me your recovery was almost miracle. Was it faith cure?" No, at least not what is called so by its advocates. The popular idea of faith cure, as 1 understand it, seems to me little better than an insult to the Almighty"
 '.Oh. Cousin Jenniel" with an ac- cent of horror, as if had committed the unpardonable sin. She was greatly shocked. just as l had in tended she should be; it was useless thinking of cure for her while she re- both physically and mentally. X shock of some kind was necessary to rouse her, and, as dared not dash pail of cold water over her, or rush in suddenly shouting "the house is on
 fire." thought mental shaking up
 might serve the same purpose in
 lesser degree. 1t seemed to have that effect. and her flushed cheeks and full, clear tones showed that the blood had
 started into healthy action.
 She laid her hand on mine depre- NN
 halt made mo repent my experiment.
 And thought you were Chris
 tian," she said in shocked, grieved
 tone.
 "So lam, trust" answered "that
 is, if loving God and trying to keep
 His commandments makes a Chris
 tian."
 'Then how can you say such dread
 tul things?"
 "Because l mean it. do not doubt
 that in many cases it is a good thing,
 but carried to extremes as it is by en-
 thusiasts, believe it teaches a false
 doctrine and does great harm. Sick
 ness in nearly all cases is caused by
 breaking natures laws-God's laws,
 either willfully or ignorantly, and
 faith cure apostles teach you to ex-
 pect God to work miracle to save
 you from the just penalty of His
 broken law. Would it not be wiser,
 honoring God more, to show you l your error and teach you how to 9 avoid it in future? But it is not faith cure we need, but more common sense : cure"
 "Whv, what is common sense cure!' e 'W hen you want to raise fine flow l CTS, you shut them up i'll Il close dark 6 room. do you not?" l asked with I seeming irrelevance e "Oh. no! give them all the sun n shine and air they can get.
 Then isn't it common sense to sup l pose that human flower needs the : same conditions to keep in health?" : Why-yes. suppose so." S Did you ever see sick animal, n
 dog, for instance? He always seeks l the warmest, softcst bed he can find in h order to cure himself, does he not?" ., "No, certainly not; he goes away l and finds bed on the cool earth" r "Then is it common sense to put a f sick human animal ill warm bed in 6 close room?"
 e But we couldn't live on the bare r earth like Towser." : "More pity that we cannot-but we l might get little nearer to it than we
 usually do in such cases. Then if you a were we'll you would try and keep your health by making a diet of poi I sonous drugs, strong tea and a small . quantity of toast would you not?" t "Of course not-that would make a we'll person sick"
 |, "Then is it not common sense to t suppose that what would make a l healthy person sick would not restore , a sick person to health?" t "But could never eat such food as
 l would if l were well-I have no ap- 3 petite"
 r q know it; but did it never occur g to you that your lack of appetite
 your headache and sleeplessness are ' natures protests against the lack of fresh air and sunshine?" t "I don't know-I never thought of
 it. l supposed it was part of my a disease"
 r And your disease. my dear, is Q largely due to breaking these very { laws of nature"
 t "Yes-" slowly and doubtfully, 'yet it is disease after all-and the :. doctors themselves powerless to help , it. Do you think ever can be cured?" turning to me with an eager, appealing glance.
 F "No.' 1 answered so bluntly and
 emphatically that the poor soul fell I back with half uttered "Oh .' of dis l appointment. But" added, II have 7 no doubt you can get we'll" .:Why what is the disierence?"
 "Just the difference between an act B i've and passive verb; in being curef you are passively waiting for some 1 agent outside to do the work,-in l getting welr all your will power is
 aroused and you do the work your |, self-one gets up and says 'go,' the i other lies down and says 'come'" "And you believe can get well:"